hen you have similar

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Corey Perry, Matt Beleskey and Kyle Palmieri staked Anaheim to a big lead, and the Ducks then held on for their 19th straight home victory against Calgary, beating the Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.The Flames havent won in Anaheim since Jan. 19, 2004. Only three players who played for Calgary in that game are active in the NHL.Jonas Hiller, who spent his first seven NHL seasons with Anaheim before signing with Calgary in July, stopped 29 shots in his return.Anaheim got to the playoffs five times in Hillers seven seasons, but never made it past the second round.The Flames, coming off a 4-1 homestand that included shootout wins over the Ducks and New Jersey Devils, spoiled Frederik Andersens shutout bid with 8:58 remaining when T.J. Brodie beat him with a screened slap shot.Jiri Hudler made it 3-2 with 25.4 seconds to play after Hiller was pulled for an extra skater.Andersen made 32 saves.Another potential goal by Johnny Gaudreau with 3:11 remaining was overturned by video replay after he was ruled to have kicked the puck in during a delayed penalty.The Ducks opened the scoring at 4:37 of the first when Beleskeys intended centring pass for Perry caromed off the right skate of defenceman Kris Russell and past Hillers left skate.Almost 3 minutes later, Hiller got a break of his own when Beleskeys one-timer from the slot hit the left post. But Perry made it 2-0 at 5:04 of the second period with his team-high 12th goal. Beleskey was hit in the skate by Francois Beauchemins slap shot, and kicked the puck to Perry.The Ducks went the entire game without a power-play, and have had no more than three in their last eight games. Calgary was 0 for 4 with the man advantage, making Anaheim 5 for 43 on the penalty kill the past 14 games.Beauchemin didnt play in the third period after blocking a slap shot by Brodie with about 3 minutes left in the second.NOTES: The Flames are 1-20-8 in their last 29 visits to Anaheim. ... Ducks C Andrew Cogliano played in his 563rd consecutive game, the sixth-longest streak in NHL history and the longest among active players. He took over that distinction from St. Louis Jay Bouwmeester, whose streak ended at 737 on Sunday. ... While with the Ducks, Hiller was 6-5-1 against Calgary with a 2.92 GAA. ... Anaheim recorded only one shot from a defenceman during the first 48 minutes, 50 seconds. TUKWILA, Wash. - When the collapse began last fall, the Seattle Sounders went from MLS favourites to a crumbling club that obviously needed change. Its the byproduct of having an unrivaled fan base and expectations that anything less than a league title is unacceptable for management. "To be honest it was time. Every couple of years a team is going to have to go through changes to grow and you get a certain amount of time with a certain group of players, and if you dont win you change it," Seattle midfielder Brad Evans said. "Most of the time its your star players you try and change and bring them in with other well-known players around the league and thats just the nature of the game and thats the business part of it. It kind of is what it is and we did lose some big names and some very good players but I think weve brought in some great players to fill in the shoes. And I think the group is a little bit stronger." Seattle will go into the 2014 season with the same belief that anything less than an MLS title is not success. But theyll do it with a completely overhauled roster, the result of the slide at the end of 2013. The question of whether changes were needed stretched from the bottom of the roster all the way up to coach Sigi Schmid. Eventually, general manager Adrian Hanauer and majority owner Joe Roth decided keeping Schmid and remodeling the team was the path Seattle would travel. It wasnt a complete overhaul. Evans is still around. So is Lamar Neagle, Obafemi Martins and rising homegrown star DeAndre Yedlin. Midfielder Osvaldo Alsonso was rewarded with a designated player contract and Seattle is about to get its first full season with Clint Dempsey on the roster. But the names that are gone are notable. U.S. national team striker Eddie Johnson is now with D.C. United. Defensive centre backs Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni are gone. Midfielder Mauro Rosales is now with Chivas USA. Goalkeeper Michael Gspurning is back in Europe. Its a completely new look for Seattle and only success on the field wwill determine whether the right choices were made.dddddddddddd "Its not really up to me what changes we make on the roster but the new guys have been great and very positive," Yedlin said. "They are good players and Im excited to see what they can bring to the team." The additions made by Seattle arent on the same level as the move last summer to bring Dempsey back from Europe. But they could end up being more important. Up front, Seattle brought in veteran striker Kenny Cooper, along with Chad Barrett and Tristan Bowen. In the midfield, Seattle acquired Marco Pappa through allocation when he decided to return to MLS from Europe. Chad Marshall, who played for Schmid in Columbus, was acquired in a trade to anchor the middle of Seattles defence. And former Toronto goalkeeper Stefan Frei was brought in to compete with 41-year-old Marcus Hahnemann for the starting job. "It is pretty obvious the mentality they are going for," Neagle said. "They want to be more aggressive and a lot more pressure and I think the guys theyve brought in have that same mentality, so its nice. Its easy to get on the same page when you have similar guys on the field." While all the roster changes mean some sort of acclimation period, how Dempsey fits during his second season will be watched closely early in the year. His first few months with Seattle late last season were a disappointment as the American star recorded just one goal and one assist in his nine games. Getting fully entrenched as Seattles leader will be difficult this season as well with Dempsey likely getting called away for U.S. national team duties even before training camp for the World Cup in Brazil starts in May. Dempsey may not even be available for Saturdays opener after being called into national team duty for an exhibition match against Ukraine. "Were still getting to know each other. Were still getting to know what the tendencies are of each player, but I like the spirit of the team, I like their attitude," Schmid said. China Jerseys CheapCheap Jerseys 2019Wholesale Jerseys Free ShippingJerseys WholesaleChina JerseysCheap Jerseys 2019Wholesale Jerseys 2018 ' ' '